Bottle-capper.



H. A. oLssoN.

BOTTLE CAPPR.

APPLIOATIOF FILED FEB. 3, 1909.

PatentedAug. 3o, 1910- 'I SHEETS-SHEET 1.

H. A. OLSSON.

BOTTLE OAPPBE.

APPLwATxoN FILED rms. 3,1909.

Patented Aug. 30, 1910.

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Patented Aug. 30, 1910.

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H. A. OLSSON.

BOTTLE OAPPBR.

APPLIoATIoH HLBD 1118.3, 1909.

Patented Aug. 30, w10.

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H. A. OLSSON.

BOTTLE GAPPBE.

APPLICATION FILED PEB-3,1909. 968,792. Patented Aug. 3o, 1910.

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H. A. OLSSON.

BOTTLE CAPPER. APPLwA'rIoN FILED rrsn.s,1sos.

Patented Aug. 30, 1910.

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BOTTLE GAPPBB..

APPLICATION rILnD PBB.3,1909.

Patented Aug. 30,1910.

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HENRY A. OLSSON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB T0 MOLTI-SEAL MANUFAC- TUBING COMPANY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

BOTTLE-curan..

968,792. swmuuonomaearmnt Patented Aug. 3o, 1910.--

v Application Med February 8, 1909. Serial No. 475,756.

To all whom 'it may concern: Fig. 18 shows a modification of the machine Be it known that I, HENRY A. OLssoN, a citizen of the United States, residin in Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and tate of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Cappers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to machines for capping bottles and jars, and especially for sealing paper caps on the bottles or Jars used for delivery of milk and cream to consumers.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide means whereby a set of bottles a container, such as a dozen milk bottles 1n a shipping box, can have the box placed in the machine, and the caps will be sealed on the bottles all at one time, and preferablywithout removal of the bottles from the box.

A. further object of the invention is to provide an improved means for placing the cap on the bottle end, ressing the same against the bottle below t e enlarged mouth thereof, ard at the same time cause a rotary or twisting movement on the ca to properly close the flutes in the side of t e caps; and which means will hold the caps against the bottle neck While the same is immersed in a sealing fluid, yet will permit free access of the fluid to the cap.

In the accompanying drawings representing embodiments of my invention, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the machine partly in section. Fig. 2 is a side elevation. Figs. 3

and 4 show details of a stop for Ythe box. Fig. 5 is a section above the grippers of Fig. l. Fig. 6 is a vertical section enlar ed through the dipping tank and box sllde. Fig. 7 is a similar view of the tank with the parts in other positions. Fig. 8 shows in side elevation a modified form of the machine. Fig. 9 is an end elevation of the machine shown in Fig. 8. Fig. 10 is a plan view of the top plate for the dipping tank. Fig. 11 isV an end view of the said plate. Fig. 12 is a plan view partly broken away of the cap applying device. Fig. 13 is a plan view of the same re resenting a ca compressed on the neck o a bottle, that is shown 1n section. Fig. 14 is a section on the line 14-14 of Fig. 12; Fig. 15 isa section on the line 15-15 of Fig. 12. Fi `.16 shows in perspective the pressing ban for the cap applying device. Fig. 17 shows a iuted cap.

shown in Fig. 1. F' 19 shows the guide plate for the lid; an Fig. 20 shows a section of the latter.

In an application recently filed by me Serial No. 467,898, mechanism is shown for successively subjecting bottles in an inverted 'tion with a cap applied to a sealing fluildfslIn-the present invent-ion, the bottles do not have to be taken from the containing =box and placed in the machine,and then removed therefrom; but a whole box orcase of bottles is placed in the machine, and b the operation of the several parts thereo ghe box of bottleshs1 invplllted, the bottls avet eca sa to eirsealingen and the cas @iis bottle ends are an im mersed in a sealing fluid, and the caps pressed against the bottle neck; then the box 1s returned to its normal position and removed from the machine; the whole operation beingperformed without removal of bottles from the box. In the said application the pressing means for the caps on thev bottle necks comprlse essentially an annular member in which a segment was movable radially to and from the other members. In the present invention an annular member is provided that has a contracting movement throughout substantially all of its perimeter or bore, and which is also given a kind of rotary or twisting movement, that will facilitate the proper closing of abottle cap having tluted sides all extending in one d1- rection of rotation.

The machine is shown as having two upright frames 1 and 2 between which extend shafts 3, 4 and 5 carrying guide rollers 6, 7 and 8, and 6', 7', and 8' respectively on opposite ends of the shafts. These rollers rotatably support a cage denoted generally by C comprising two rings 9 and 10 that are guided respectively in the said sets of rollers, and which rings are rigidly connected by cross bars 11. By means of the supporting rollers the ring member is freely rotatable in the frames. The cage has on one. side a pair of parallel supporting bars 12 and 13, and a similar pair 14 and 15 located directly opposite on the other side. A guideway is provided extending perpendicular to these parallel bars, and may be formed by angle strips 16, 17, 18 and 19, forming a runwa into the cage for a box B containing a yozen bottles. A runway in the frame is formed by bars 24, 25 that registers with the said guideway when in the lowermost prosition. The box of bottles is thereby slid om the stationary guideway into the said guideway in the cage. A number of these guideways may be provided in the cage to be brought successively to the said guidewa'y 24, 25 where the box is introduced, and two are shown. Another guideway in the cage is formed by four bars 20, 21, 22 and ,23 in a position diametrically .opposite the said first guideway. Upon a box of bottles being slid into the ca e from the said stationary guideway, an the cage turned a half revolution, the box of bottles will be inverted in the upper part of the frame, and to prevent the bottles falling down out of the box, a lid or late 28 is attached to the top of the box, anl contains a series of openings 29, one for each bottle, of a size to engage: the breast of the bottle and prevent its falling entirely1 out of the box; but permitting the projection downward of the bottle neck, as indicated in Fig. 1. This lid slides on guides 27".

When the box of bottles is in the uppermost and inverted position, it is pushed out at one side of the cage, by sliding upon two guiding bars 30 and 31 carried by posts 32, 33, 34 and 35, that are supported on a dipping tank 36. This tank may be carried by standard 37 from the base ofthe machine. The said four posts are not secured rigidly to the tank, butl slide in journals 38 on' the outer sides o the tank, whereby the posts can be given a vertical movement to carry the guide frame formed by the two guide bars 30 and 31 up and down. These guide lbars are connected at one end by a cross bar 39, and at the other ends by a cross bar 40 that is bent downward to permit the sliding movement of the bottles with the necks projecting downward, as indicated in Fig. 1. The said four posts are provided on their inner faces with rack portions 32', 33', 34 and 35 that are engaged respectively by four levers 40', 41, 42 and 43 having toothed segments 44, 45, 46 and 47 on their extremities. The adjacent ends of levers 40' and 41 are pivoted to a rod 48 and the adjacent ends of the levers 42 and 43 are pivoted to a rod 49. These rods at their lower ends are connected by a bar 50 that pivotally connects with a foot lever 51 extending to the front of the machine, and pivoted on a bracket 52 at its rear end. The depression of this foot lever will swing the four segment levers to elevate the guide frame for the box, and the weight of the box and frame will cause its downward movement when this foot lever is released; which movement will carry the projecting necks of the bottles downinto the tank 36.

. seancer The tank36 contains a sealing fluid, that is preferably paraffin or the like, melted by suitable heating means, such as a pipe 36 for containing steam or hot water. The tank 36 has a top member or plate 53 containing a number of openings 54 for admission of the bottle necks. On the lower side .of this plate at each opening for the bottle neck is carried a pressing or gripping means for receiving a bottle cap, shown in Fig. 17, and is adapted to press the cap against the bottle neck beyond the bead of the mouth. These pressing means, denoted generally by l?, are shown in Fig. 11, and in detail enlarged in Figs. 12-16. They are identical and each is shown as comprising a frame member, formed by a rin 55 rotatably mounted on the lower side o the plate adj acent the opening 54 by means of a rabbeted ring 56. The ring 55 has opposite ears 57 and 58 carrying posts 59 and 60. lower ends of these posts carry a supporting ring 61; the frame being thus formed of two rings connected by two posts. On the plate 53 on opposite sides of the opening 54 are posts 62 and 63. Between each of the trame posts and one of the said posts on the plate or lid of the tank is extended one or more flexible bands, that are preferably resilient, and each ot the bands is somewhat in the form of a horse-shoe, whereby a substantially circular space is inclosed practically registering with the opening 54 in the lid plate, and in the ring frame. Between the posts 62 on the lid plate and the post 60 are extended three resilient bands 64, 65 and 66. And between the post 63 on the lid plate and the post 59 on the ring frame extend three resilient bands 67, 68 and 69. In their normal position these bands inclose an annular space larger than the bottle neck or mouth, and which registers with the opening 54 in the lid. But when the ring frame is rotated, one end of each band is shifted toward the other end to bring the bands together and therefore to reduce the diameter of the inclosed space. If a bottle cap is put down through the opening 54 in the ring frame and a bottle inserted, the swinging of the frame will cause the bands ""to engage the bottle cap beyond the beaded neck of the bottle and will press the paper cap against the bottle neck, by a rotative or twisting movement. And this is of especial advantage in smoothly closing the single plaits of the cap.

It will be observed from Figs. 14 and 15 that the series of bands are adjacent the lid plate 53 and spaced some distance from the bottom ring 61 of the ring frame. By reason of the narrow bands the bottle cap will not be shielded from access to the sealing iluid. Furthermore when the bands are released and move away from the bottle cap The after immersion, they will not tend to draw the cap away from the bottle neck because of their comparatively small area. There is one of these said pressing devices P for each of the twelve openings in the lid plate 53, and the ring frames are all connected to a lever to open and close in unison. Three parallel bars 70, 71, and 72 are guided to reciprocateadjacent the bottles, and each ring frame carries an arm 73 connected with an adjacent one of said bars by a spring 74. The .bars are connected by cross bar 75, that is connected with a lever 76 by a link 77. On swinging this lever the ring frames will -simultaneously open and close.

Instead of bringing the necks of the inverted bottles down into the melted parafn in the tank, conveying means such as a number of cups 78 are provided, one for each bottle, and these cups are movably supported below each of the ring frames that engage the bottle caps. A frame work 79 composed of side bars 80 and 81 and transverse bars 82, 82', 82" and 823 supports the twelve cups 78 and is connected to slides 83 and 83 on each side of the tank and which slide in guides 832 and 833. A shaft 84 is carried in bearings 85 and 86 in the sides of the tank, and has an arm 87 connected by link 88 with a lever 89 pivoted at 90 to the tank. VArms 91 and 92 are secured to opposite ends of the shaft 84, and slots 93 and 94 i in the ends of the arms respectively engage pins 95 and 96 on the slides 83 and 83 respectively. On swinging the lever 89 the frame and cups will be elevated from a position immersed in the tank to a position in which the capped end of the bottle is immersed in the cup as shown in Fig. 6.

In the construction that has been described herein, as the cage swings around the bottles become inverted, and they will fall a shortl distance until the breast of the bottle strikes the opening 29 in the lid 28. To prevent a rapid falling of the bottles, means are provided for advancing the bottles into the openings before they become inverted, and such means are shown in Figs. 8 and 9 as comprising a suitable frame work having opposite side members 101 and 102 each carrying rollers 103 in which rotates a ring frame denoted generally by 104, substantlally similar to that just described; having guideways for the boxes at opposite portions denoted generally by 105 and 10G. The box for the bottles is supposed to have a skeleton bottom, and a frame 107 is slidable in the bottom and carries twelve pins 108 arranged to engage each of the twelve bottles as the cage rotates and advance them to engage the apertured lid. These frames are advanced by levers 109 pivoted to the cage 110 and having a slot 111 engaging a roller 112 in the frame for the pins. As this lever is rocked the frame will rise and shift the bottles. The lever 109 has a roller 116 on its free end that engages an eccentric track 113. This track is so shaped relative to the orbit of the cage that as the box of bottles swings from vthe lowermost tov the intermediate or horiontal vsition, the pins will advance and shift the ttles until they engage the apertured plate by the time they reach the horizontal position. Then this eccentric track changes its course, the lever is withdrawn by a coil spring 114 on the extremity 115 of the lever, and the pins are withdrawn from the box permitting the box to be shifted out of the cage over to the diping tank. When the box of bottles Vhas en capped and is returned to the cage, as the cage commences to rotate to the horizontal position, the pins are returned to engage the bottoms of the bottles as indicated 1n the left side in Fig. 8. And the continued movement of the box in the ca e will cause these pins to be gradually with rawn as the box assumes its normal position, and the bottles will gradually all by gravity back into the box during this regular withdrawal of the frame and pins.

The operation of the machine is substantially as follows: The box of bo 1.les is placed on the slides 24, 25 and the cage is turned to bring one of the two guideways to register therewith, and the box is slid into the cage until it strikes a stop arm W on a shaft N in the cage shown only in Figs. 3 and 4. Then the cage is swung a half revo- .lution to invert the box and bottles, and the latter will fall until their breast portion engages the opening in the box lid 29. This lid 29 may be provided with a guide plate G having conical openings g, that will serve to guide the bottles as they fall when inverted. This plate has lugs g2 that may engage the sides of the box. In this position, the inverted box registers with the frame bars 30, 31 and the box is slid out of the cage onto this frame, to the position indicated in'Fig. 1. The connecting bar 50 is elevated and the pressing or gripping means depressed to permit free passage of the depending bottle necks. It should be stated that the lever 51 is previously depressed to elevate the frame bars 30, 31 to this position. But before the box has been advanced to this position, the plaited bottle caps S are placed in the openings in the lid 53 of the tank 30. The paraiiin in the tank has been heated to render it perfectly fluid and the frame carrying the cups is immersed in the tank to fill the cups with the paraiin and to also heat them to the same temperature. vThe first operation is to-p'ermit the treadle to rise and the frame carrying the bottles Will be lowered and the bottles will pass into the caps and force them down through the openings into the ring' frame members, as indicated in Fig. 6, with the top of the bottle mouth enlgaging the bottom plate of the ring frame. ext, the lever 89 1s swung to elevate the cups to the top of the tank, and each cup will then have a ring frame P containingv the bottle cap and the bottle mouth therein, as shown in Fig. 6. The cup being filled with paraffin as it is elevated, the immersion therein of the ring frame with the bottle and cap will of course, cause some of the paraiin to overow back into the tank. The ring frame has not yet been compressed but the cap is somewhat open; and now the lever 76 1s swun to compress all of the spring members o the frames and these will close on the luted caps and press them against the bottle neck below the bead on the end of the bottle. Previous to the closing of the spring members of the ring frame, the entire outer surface of the bottle caps would be subjected to the melted parahn and become coated or saturated therewith. Hence the closing of the caps on the bottle necks will bring together the saturated flutes or plaits in the cap and will press the same against the bottle neck. And this movement being a rota one, the caps will be given the kind of twisting movement that will fold the plaits all in the same direction and they will closely it each other and the bottle neck. The cap bein saturated with parain at its side, the para n will soak through the paper of the cap and when pressed against the bottle neck will adhere thereto. Thereuponthe lever 89 is swung to lower the cups 78 free from the bottles and rin frame, and back into the tank, whereby t e cups will become refilled with paraflin, and thelr temperature will be elevated to that of the paratlin. As soon as the cups are lowered the paraihn on the fluted caps now pressed against the bottle neck by the ring frame members will begin to harden and set, and it is engaged only at a small portion of its surface by the spring bands. Then the lever 76 is swung back to open ,the spring frames that will release the bottle caps and will open suiciently to permit the free exit of the bottle mouths, whereupon the frame 30, 31, is elevated by vdepressing the treadle. The iuted caps will be fixed on the bottle necks by the hardening of the paraliin. The box of bottles can now be slid back into the cage. But at this time or before at any time after the cage has been given its half revolution another box of bottles is slid from the guideway 24, 25 into the other guideway in the cage that will now register therewith. Therefore when the box of bottles has been capped and returned to the cage, the cage is given another half revolution that will bring the box of capped bottles down to the lower position, and will swing a fresh box of bottles to the uppermost position to be therefrom advanced and go through the capping operation as just described.

If desired the box of capped bottles may be slid out of the cage from the guideway in the lower position, into a special guideway formed by the guide bars 24 and 24 located beneath the tank and in alinement with the receiving guideway 24-25. l

It should have been stated that when the cage is revolved to bring the box of bottles to the upper position the shaft N is lswung to bring the arm W away from the box from its cleat m and to bring the arm a on shaft N in the path of the box in order to engage the box when it is returned to the cage after the capping operation; in which position the arm 2 will strike the lug y.

By this construction it will be seen that an entire box or case of bottles, containing a dozen or more are passed through the capping operation and all capped at one time, and that Without being removed from the box, and further that the operation is'practically continuous, as one box is advanced into the cage, the box of capped bottles is moved out of the device.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. The combination of a frame work, a-

box supporting member movable on the frame work to lnvert a box of bottles laced therein, a tank for sealing iuid carrled by the frame work, a support carrying a plurality of cups, cap applyin means -for pressing a cap on an lnverted ottle, and means for lowering the cups into the tank and raising them out of the tank to immerse the caps on the inverted bottles in the cups.

2. The combination of a frame work, a box supporting member movable on the frame work to invert a box of bottles placed therein, a tank for sealing Huid carried by the frame work, a support carrying a plurality of cups, means for lowering the cups into the tank and raising them out of the tank, and cap-applying means for pressing a cap onto the neck of the bottles when in the inverted position.

3. The combination of a frame work, a box supporting member rotatable on the frame work to mvert a box of bottles placed therein, a tank for sealing fluid carried by the frame work, a support carrying a plurality of cups, cap applying means for pressing a cap on an inverted bottle, and means for lowering the cups into the tank and raising them out of the tank to immerse the caps on the inverted bottles in the cups.

4. The combination of a :trame work, a box supporting member movable on the frame work to invert a box of bottles placed therein, a tank for sealing fluid carried by the frame Work, a support carrying a plurality of cups, means for lowering the cups into the tank and raising them out of the tank, cap-applying means for pressing a cap on an inverted bottle, and means for Y lowering and raising a plurality of bottles .and caps into and out of said cups.

5. The combination of a frame work, a suppiorting member movable ,on the frame wor to invert a box of bottles placed therein, a tank for sealing fluid carried by the frame work, a support carryin a plurality of cups, means for lowering t e cups into the tank and raisingthem out of the tank, the tank having a lid containing openings one for each bottle in the box, and cap applying devices carried by the iid below each of said openings, each of said devices being received by one of said cu s when the cu s are elevated to apply sea ing fluid to t e bottle cap.

6. The combination of a frame work, a sup orting member movable on the frame wor 'to invert a box of bottles placed therein, a tank for sealing fluid carried by the frame work, a su port carrying a plurality of cups, means or lowerin the support and cups into the tank and raising them out of the tank, the tank havin a lid containing openings one for each bott e in the box, cap applying devices carried by the 11d below each of said openings, each of said devices bein received by one of said cups when elevate to apply sealing fluid to the bottle cap, and means for simultaneously operating all of said cap applying devices to press the caps onto the bottle necks.

7 The combination Voir' a frame work, a cage rotatably supported in the frame work, a guideway in the cage extendin longitudinally, a guideway at one side oi the cage to receive a box of bottles from said guideway in the cage when the cage is swung to invert the box, a tank arranged below the latter guideway, a support carrying a plurality of cups'spaced to engage the bottles in the box in the latter guideway, cap applyin means for pressing a cap on an inverte bottle, and means for elevating and lowering the cups into and out of the tank to engage caps on the ends of the inverted bottles in the box in the guideway.

8. The combination of a frame work, a cage rotatably supported in the frame work, a guideway 1n the cage extending longitudinally, a guidewa at one side o the cage to receive a box ofy bottles from said guideway in the cage when the cage is swung to invert the box, a tank arranged below the latter guideway, a support carrying a plurality of cups spaced to engage the bottles in the box in the guideway, means for elevating and lowering the cups into and out of the tank to engage caps on the ends of the inverted bottles in the box in the guide- Y way, cap applying means for pressing a cap on an inverted bottle, and means forlowering and elevating said guideway located above the tank.

9. The combination of a frame work, a

cage rotatably supported in the frame work,

dinally, a guideway at one side of the cage to receive a box of bottles from said guide- Way in the cage when the cage is swung to invert the box, a tank arranged below the latter guideway, a support carrying a plurality of cups spaced to engage the bottles in the box in the latter guideway, means for elevatin and lowering the cups into and out of t e tank to engage caps on the ends ofthe inverted bottles in the box in the guideway, a guidewa on the frame work opposite the cage gui eway in its lowermost position for guiding a box of bottles into the cage guideway, cap applying means for pressing a cap on an inverted bottle, and a guideway for a box of bottles in the frame-11v on the op losite side of the frame for re'-v ceiving a ox of capped bottles from the cage.

10. The combination of a frame work,'a cage rotatably supported in the frame work, a guideway in the cage extending parallel with its axis, a guideway at one side of the cage to receive a box of bottles from said guideway in the cage when the cage is swung to invert the box, a tank arranged below the latter guideway, a support carry-i. ing a plurality o cups spaced to engage the1 bottles in the box in the guideway, and means for elevating and lowering the cups into and out of the tank to enga e caps on the ends of the inverted bottles in the box in the guideway, means for lowerin and elevating said guideway above the tan the tank having a lid containing openin s one for each bottle in the box on the gui eway, bottle-cap applying devices carried by the lid below each of said o enings, each of said devices beingengaged y one of said cups when elevated to apply sealing fluid to the bottle cap, and means for simultaneously operating all of said cap applying devices.

11. The combination of a frame work, a box supporting member movable on the frame work to invert a box of bottles placed therein, a lid member having openings for the bottles to enga e their intermediate portions, and means or automatically advancing the bottles into such openings during the first part of the movement to invert the bottles.

n 12. The combination of a frame work, a box supportin member movable on the frame work to invert a box of bottles placed therein, a lid member having openings for the bottles to engage their intermediate por. tions, means for automatically advancing the bott-les into such openings during the first part of the movement to invert the bottles, and means for retracting said advancing means at the latter part of said inverting movement.

13. The combination of a frame work, a 130 .ing the bottles into such openin box supporting member movable on the frame work to invert a box of bottles placed therein, the bottles to enga e their intermediate p0rtions, and means or automatically advancduring the rst part of the movement to invert the bottles, and means for retracting said advancing means at the latter part of said inverting movement, said advancing means being arranged to 'engage the bottles during the reversing of the advancing movement to control the movement of the bottles back into the box.

14. The combination of a frame Work, a cage rotatably supported in the frame vvork, a guideway in the cage extending horizontally to receive a box of bottles, a lid member for the box of bottles having openings for engaging each bottle to permit a partial movement ofA the bottles out of the"`box,"

means for advancing the bottles into the lid opening, as the cage swings to bring the bottles to a horizontal position,

15. The combination of a frame Work, a cage rotatably7 supported in the frame Work, a guidevvay in the cage extending horizontal y to receive a box of bottles, a lid member for the box of bottles having openings for engaging each bottle to permit a partial movement of the bottles out of the box, means for advancing the bottles into'the lid openings, as the cage swings to bring the bottles to a horizontal position, said means being automatically withdrawn as the bottles ecome inverted in the movement of the box 16. The combination of a frame Work, a cage rotatably supported in the frame Work, a uideway in the cage extending horizonta y to receive a box o bottles, a lid member for the box of bottles having openings for engaging each bottle to permit a partial movement of the bottles out of the box, means for advancing the bottles into the lid opening, as the cage swings to bring the bottles to a horizontal position, said means bein automatically Withdrawn as the bottles ecomeiuverted in the movement of the cage, and means for engaging the bottles on the return movement o the cage to reinvert the bottles to support the bottles during their return into the box.

17. In a machine for capping bottles, the combination of a frame, means on the frame for applying sealing Huid simultaneously to the side portions of caps on a set of bottles, means on the frame for pressing each of the caps on the sides of the bottles, vand means carried by the frame for causing the simultaneous operation of the said pressing means.

18. In a machine for capping bottles, the combination of a frame means on the frame for supporting a set of bottles, means on the a lid member having openings for frame for simultaneously applying sealin fluid to caps on the sides o the supporte set of bottles meanson the frame for press ing each of t e caps on the sides of the bottles on the supporting means, and means carried by the frame for causing the simultaneous operation of the pressing means.

19. In a machine for capping bottles, the combination of a frame, a plurality of cap applying means organized to simultaneously press caps on a set of bottles, a tank for sealing uid on the frame, a conveying `device, and means supporting the conveying device movable to shift it from a position immersed in the tank to a position in which bottles in the pressing means will be immersed in the device.

20. In a machine for capping bottles, the combination of a frame, cap applying means on the frame organized to simultaneously press caps on a set of bottles, a tank for sealing fluid on the frame, a set of oups corresponding to the pressing members, and means supporting the cups movable to shift the cups siuiultaiieouslv rom a position immersed in the tank to a position in which the pressing means are immersed respectively in the cups.

21. In a machine for capping bottles, the

combination of a frame, means on the frame for supporting a set of bottles in inverted positions, cap applying means on the Jframe arranged to simultaneously press caps on the bottles respectively in thesupporting means, means carried by the frame for simultaneously operating the pressing means, a tank supported on the frame, a set of cups corresponding to the pressing means, and means for supporting the cups movable to shift the cups from a position immersed in the tank to a osition in which the bottles in the supporting and pressing means will be immersed in the cups respectively. 4

22. In a machine for capping bottles, the combination of a frame, cap applying means on the frame organized to simultaneously.

press ca s on a set of bottles, a tank for sealing Hui on the frame, a set of cups corresponding to the pressing members, means supporting the cu s movable to shift the cups simultaneous y from a ositioii immersed in the tank to a position in which the pressing means are immersed res ectively in the cups, and means for simu taneously lowering and simultaneously raising the bottles into and out of the supporting and pressing means.

23. In a machine for capping bottles, the combination of a frame, means on the frame forsupporting a set of bottles in inverted positions, cap applying means on the frame arranged to simultaneously ress caps on the bottles respectivel in t e supporting means, means carried y the frame for simultaneously operating the pressing means, 130

a tank. supported on the frame, a set of cups. for simultaneously lowering and simultacorrespondmg to the pressing means, means neously raising the bottles mto and out of for supporting the cups movable to shift the supporting and pressin means.

the cups from a, positlon immersed in the HENR Af., LSSON. tank to s position 1n which the bottles in the Witnssses:

supporting and pressing means will be im- WIILIAM H. REID,

mersed in the cups respectively, and means FRED. J. DOLE. 

